AP rankings

[Oracle9]

Like this?

Lol that was my favourite gif for page last year. Love it!

 

[TheFarmFan]

Still can't see why Louisville is ahead of State in both this poll and the BY Poll.

It was kind of a coin flip for me but OT to beat BC was less impressive than a thorough thumping of an on-the-rise Domer squad. But because I am now ranking with a mind to seedings, it didn't really matter, since both would be #1s. Down the road it matters because if everything holds one of them will have to go into the Bridgeport Buzzsaw and likely face the Huskies for what would essentially be a road game.

 

[Figurehead]

Can UConn fans really point fingers at another team’s inconsistency?

 

[LarryLegend]

Tennessee moved up?

 

[LwrcasefaN]

RI currently sits atop the A10 but has to play Dayton (half game back) twice in the
next four games. For what it's worth Charlie Creme has Dayton as the automatic
qualifier from the A10 and no other A10 team in the field. Looks like it will all depend
on the A10 tournament.

Yea...should be interesting. Even if they split...I think both deserve to get in. I mean Boston College has almost 10 losses and they're in.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Can UConn fans really point fingers at another team’s inconsistency?

In the sense that he has had consistently great talent and has kind of been in neutral for a while...I think so. Any team with inconsistency in the past two years...I give a pass. I would underperform too with someone digging up my nose every day.

 

[oldude]

Can UConn fans really point fingers at another team’s inconsistency?

If it was just this year, no. My comment is over several years.

 

[Littlemin]

I agree with Stymie. As I said before, I am uncomfortable with the comment that we had only 6 players available. We have two 6'5" players on the bench that contribute their best in practice and are standing by and eager to contribute. Consider how they would feel if they thought they were considered as non-existent.

I had an assistant on the coaching staff when I played in HS who went on to a coach at a NJ state school and is in the state HOF. When talking with people who would recommend players to him, his reply to comments touting them because of height, athleticism, non-game shooting ability, etc. his stock question was “Yeah, but can they play?”
I am not saying or intimating that the two players can or can’t play because I don’t have the vaguest ideal but Auriemma, as all good coaches, has standards that need to be met to get on the court. I don’t believe for a second there is a reason other than that for their non-use. As for the two young ladies, their enthusiasm on the bench during games leads me to believe they both clearly understand their respective situations, although that is totally supposition on my part.

 

[tchalla1]

They also have TWO players that Geno pretty much neglects to play.
They are at least as much members of this team as Aubrey.
They practice every week and are in uniform, with sneakers on, and on the sideline ready to contribute.
It is impolite and inaccurate not to categorize them as active and available.
So more than 6.
Coach often chooses to play only 6.
But more than 6.

You make an important statement--I don't know whether Geno "neglects them" or not because I don't know what's being told them in practice, but it is a disservice to them for us to omit them from the team and talk about having only six players... Thanks for reminding us of this oversight.

 

[Biff]

Like this?

No. Like this.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

No. Like this.

View attachment 73330

Magic Man with making adjustments to these things!!!!

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Tennessee moved up?

Only because someone moved down. Maybe they'll climb back to a 1 seed and leave the first weekend in style.

 

[LoTrader]

Oregon not in the Top 25 is LOL. I get that they lost to Arizona and OSU recently, but does anyone think on a neutral floor they are not a top 25 team? Iowa's only top 50 win is Nebraska. FGCU just lost to Stetson and their only top 50 win was Kim's second game helming LSU.

Also think UConn is a bit underranked. Winning games when you have six total players available is a bit like winning with one hand tied behind your back. And speaking as the competition, I'm really not excited when that other hand is finally back from COVID/injury, because the one hand is packing quite a lot of punch already!

Agreed, UO should be in top 25. I'm sure someone or someones will ridicule this comment, but it will be shown again that the PAC-12 conference play prepares their teams best for the NCAA Tournament because it is the toughest conference top to bottom (bottom to top). Stanford, AZ, UO will all be tough outs in the NCAA Tournament. There are other teams in the PAC-12 that will make the tournament, and will be bracket busters. It has been this way for the past 4 years.

 

[oldude]

No. Like this.

View attachment 73330

I’m a bit confused. If Captain Marvel (Paige) has superhuman durability & strength, how could she ever be dealing with a tibial plateau fracture? I have a bad feeling that Yon-Rogg, the Kree Warrior, was somehow involved in this….

 

[CL82]

Can UConn fans really point fingers at another team’s inconsistency?

Yes.

It’s like you don’t know us at all anymore.

 

[HopJim]

Initially Oregon stumbled out of the gate due to Covid. We all thought the Ducks were back after the UConn beat down and several other big wins. But Oregon has stumbled several times since. You just never know which team is going to show up.

Which takes me to Kelly Graves. A few years ago, with Ionescu running the show, many believed it was just a matter of time before Graves won a national championship. Now, I honestly wonder if he will ever reach that goal at Oregon. Graves is a great recruiter to be sure. But his teams are inconsistent.

Dude, agree with your Graves assessment and want to add one point. Kelly has recruited some great players but rarely has a complete team (i.e. more than 7-8 players who can step in when injuries hit). Always seems to be missing 1-2 key components. Sound familiar?

 

[BobbyJ]

Because they are in a P5 conference...

FGCU is in the Atlantic Sun Conference which is no P5 conference.

 

[Plebe]

Still can't see why Louisville is ahead of State in both this poll and the BY Poll.

I assume you mean NC State? They were ahead of Louisville ... until they lost to those wayward wannabes from the wastelands of northern Indiana. Bad actions have consequences.

By contrast, what happened to the WWFTWONIs when they played Louisville?

 

[Plebe]

If Rhode Island doesn't make the tourney, then something needs adjusting.

RI currently sits atop the A10 but has to play Dayton (half game back) twice in the
next four games. For what it's worth Charlie Creme has Dayton as the automatic
qualifier from the A10 and no other A10 team in the field. Looks like it will all depend
on the A10 tournament.

From what I'm seeing, Creme's latest — as of 2/11, which was before Dayton lost to VCU yesterday — has Dayton as the AQ and listed Rhode Island as among the "first 4 out". This suggests URI would be very near the cut line if they lose in the A-10 tournament.

For now RI's best wins are over Princeton and UMass, but they also have losses to Buffalo, Long Beach State (ouch) and Holy Cross (holy ouch!).

Beating Dayton in at least one, and preferably both, of their upcoming two games will go a long way toward supporting Rhode Island's at-large prospects.

 

[Centerstream]

FGCU is in the Atlantic Sun Conference which is no P5 conference.

Please read the post that I was replying to. It was referring to a specific list of schools.

 

[TCC Kid]

Oregon not in the Top 25 is LOL. I get that they lost to Arizona and OSU recently, but does anyone think on a neutral floor they are not a top 25 team? Iowa's only top 50 win is Nebraska. FGCU just lost to Stetson and their only top 50 win was Kim's second game helming LSU.

Also think UConn is a bit underranked. Winning games when you have six total players available is a bit like winning with one hand tied behind your back. And speaking as the competition, I'm really not excited when that other hand is finally back from COVID/injury, because the one hand is packing quite a lot of punch already!

Neutral Floor? It is often reported that the home court offers a 10 point home advantage. Uconn's better teams seemed to play their best basketball with "away homie fans"
That 10 points only works when your team, on that day, is a 10 point better team.

 

[jchusky]

Initially Oregon stumbled out of the gate due to Covid. We all thought the Ducks were back after the UConn beat down and several other big wins. But Oregon has stumbled several times since. You just never know which team is going to show up.

Which takes me to Kelly Graves. A few years ago, with Ionescu running the show, many believed it was just a matter of time before Graves won a national championship. Now, I honestly wonder if he will ever reach that goal at Oregon. Graves is a great recruiter to be sure. But his teams are inconsistent.

man I'm so glad someone else calls this out, the excuses he gets. Same goes with Walz, the guy has choked with teams that he had talent to win and go further. Neither to me I see winning a ntl title.

 

[TCC Kid]

Please read the post that I was replying to. It was referring to a specific list of schools.

You aren't serious are you?? Expecting people to read? The next thing, pushy you, will want is comprehension!

 

[TCC Kid]

After the Ducks beat Arizona and then beat us decidedly, I had high expectations for them. But they have been underwhelming since then. For some reason, they are lacking consistency. I agree that their potential is top-10 or so, but they need to find it.

At this point, I'm as worried about Caroline and Liv as I am about Paige. Buckets looks really good inI "warmups." If we get healthy, I think we are a clear top-3 team, as we were in November.

I'm taking the rest of the season, thusly: Paige isn't game healthy yet. When she returns how long before she is "game" ready? SO,
My personal, not yours or anyone elses, for the rest of the year. Uconn plays with the 8 top players until the end. The possibility of a FF is good, beyond that, Paige or no, I think FF is the best UC WCBB can expect. NEXT YEAR, we can start calling ourselves, Dem Bum's

 

[MSGRET]

I assume you mean NC State? They were ahead of Louisville ... until they lost to those wayward wannabes from the wastelands of northern Indiana. Bad actions have consequences.

By contrast, what happened to the WWFTWONIs when they played Louisville?

There is only one team that I despise more than the one from Knoxville, and that's the one from South Bend. I like the naming them the Wayward Wannabes from the Wastelands of Northern Indiana.